In what was turning into a tremendously tricky European away tie for Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos once again came through with a captain’s goal at just the right time.
Zinedine Zidane’s charges found themselves under consistent pressure at the Stadio San Paolo with Dries Mertens finding the net inside half an hour, yet Ramos rose to head home shortly after the half-time interval.
This has been a repeated scene in the Champions League with the Spanish defender having a history with important goals in the competition.
Two finals against rivals Atletico included the former Sevilla starlet scoring, however his two strikes against Maurizio Sarri’s side on Tuesday were also a repeat performance.
In April of 2014 he netted twice in one match against Bayern Munich as Los Blancos secured their progression to the showpiece final in Lisbon.
His fantastic night in Naples has left Ramos on 10 goals for the season in all competitions and it has him tied with Roberto Carlos as the club’s second highest goalscoring defender with 68.
Only Fernando Hierro is ahead of him now and it is expected he will eventually surpass him too.
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